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After 1 hour, I was able to master this helicopter. However; I had to perform some slight modifications. Out of the box, the helicopter flew forwards, meaning the center of gravity was wrong. I had to cut the battery placement tape, and push the battery back 1/4", I also added the weight of a grocery store rubber band to the tail fin. It balanced the helicopter perfectly.

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This is a co-axial gyro heli, which means that it's pretty much designed for hovering. Right off the bat, its stability when hovering is the first thing you'll observe about this heli vs a comparably priced single-blade heli. <br/>Trim control works beautifully. You'll probably need to tweak the little knob on the remote at the beginning of every flight and maybe a couple of times during an extended flight, but it's easy to find the sweet spot and ignore it thereafter. Just playing with the trim control and thrust, you can have this heli hovering almost perfectly still in the air with little or no practice. That level of control in a heli this size is astonishing. <br/>If you're used to Air Hogs and similar micro heli toys, this one's going to blow your socks off. Right, left, forward and back controls actually work. With just a few minutes of practice you can have it flying around the house at a decent clip without any collisions and then land it on a dime.

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I purchased this helicopter for my fiance for Christmas and he LOVES it! This helicopter in my opinion is very durable and worth every penny. It is advertised as an "indoor" helicopter but we have used it outside and if it isn't too windy, it works great. I read past reviews where people have said negative things about this product and I couldn't disagree with them more. We have slammed the helicopter into the wall many times, got it stuck and entagled in a palm tree (lol) and it still works like new. I would recommened this product to anyone and everyone, especially first timers.

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This thing is cool. I bought it for my two year old who love copters. While he can't control it yet, he loves to watch it take off and fly. When it lands, he goes and picks it up. The copter is sturdy and easy to control. My main gripe is that is lasts but a meager 5 minutes on a charge. It would be nice to be able to go for a little while longer. Otherwise, pretty perfect for an indoor rc item.

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I agree with most of the others except I believe I have some info that may also help if you already bought one. I also had drifting problems and outside even on a still day just the slight breeze will take this heli away. First attempt was in door on a hardwood floor (the kitchen) spun up real nice left the ground ok and only drifted a little so I took it to the living room for more space. I had huge issues dumping on take off drifting so I went outside to get it in the air and adjust the transmitter accordingly. I spent all my time trying to get it steady just to have a slight gust of wind take it from me. This thing does take a beating but I would recommend buying a new set of blades incl the tail, balance bar, and upgraded battery. I decided to buy a mini to train with thinking my skills were horrible. I noticed in reviews stating the smaller heli can not take off from fabric that it will drift and if it got in the air it would be unstable. I took this heli to the attic wood floors open space and it flew like a dream out side instead of taking off from the dirt or grass I took off from the sidewalk and it flew fine who knew they would be so picky it still drifts a little and would recommend not flying if even a leaf is moving but take off from a solid surface and you will be alright. One key thing is tighten up the tail and any other part that seems to be loose (except the blades of course) In my opinion I would not fly in door it is too big and out door it has to be perfect. It is nice looking and big but not very practical.